Baking Dessert

Apple and ginger pound cake with cream cheese frosting

Name: Apple and ginger pound cake with cream cheese frosting
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 1/3 cups (350g) self-raising flour; 2 tsp ground ginger, plus extra to serve; 250g unsalted butter, softened, chopped; 1 1/2 cups (375g) brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup (125ml) buttermilk; 3 apples, peeled, coarsely grated; 500g cream cheese, softened; 125g unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/4 cups (150g) pure icing sugar, sifted; 2 tsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/4 cup chopped crystallised ginger

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Apple and ginger pound cake with cream cheese frosting

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by Phoebe Wood

Apr 01, 2017

The addition of ginger brings a little bit of spice to this not-too-sweet cake. Perfect for morning or afternoon tea but great to eat at any time.

2 1/3 cups (350g) self-raising flour
2 tsp ground ginger, plus extra to serve
250g unsalted butter, softened, chopped
1 1/2 cups (375g) brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup (125ml) buttermilk
3 apples, peeled, coarsely grated

Frosting

500g cream cheese, softened
125g unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups (150g) pure icing sugar, sifted
2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped crystallised ginger

Method

1.

Preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease a 5cm-deep, 20cm x 30cm lamington pan and line with baking paper.
2.

Sift flour and ginger into a large bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until thick and pale. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla, then reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, buttermilk, a pinch of salt and the grated apple.
3.

Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove from oven and set aside to cool completely in pan.
4.

For the frosting, beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, ground ginger and vanilla in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until very smooth. Spread over cake and scatter with crystallised ginger and extra ground ginger to serve.